SOCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIVE WORK AND COMMUNITY …

1 SOCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIVE WORK AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. CLASSES IX-X. Emphasis should be placed on work practice and SUBSIDARY CRAFTS/SERVICES. classroom discussions in these classes. A component of Contemporary Studies may be correlated with SUPW. (i) Health and Hygiene Work practice will include one main craft or Cleanliness of the neighbourhood, well and pond equivalent service and at least one subsidiary craft or and the disposal of garbage; construction of toilet equivalent service. facilities and compost pits; making tooth picks, MAIN CRAFTS/SERVICES tooth powder; soap; detergents; disinfectants; first aid boxes; construction of wastepaper-baskets.

2 (i) Health and Hygiene dustbins; garbage cans; brooms; brushes; cobweb Growing medical plants; eradication of cleaners; dusters; mops, etc.; detection of communicable diseases; paramedical service. adulteration. (ii) Food (ii) Food Agro-industries; kitchen gardening; compost Distribution of fertilisers and insecticides;. culture; crop and seed production; repair of farm processing and preservation of food; hydroponics;. implements; soil conservation and desert control; mushroom culture; khandsari, gur and candy horticulture; animal husbandry and dairying; bee making; catering; making jam; jelly, squashes, keeping; poultry farming; fish culture; bakery; pickles, bari and papad, etc.

3 ; packing food;. confectionery; cooking. marketing. (iii) Shelter (iii) Shelter Pottery; Masonry work; Workshop practice Home, village and town-planning. (mechanical); Workshop practice (electrical);. Workshop practice (electronics); Cane and Lac culture. bamboo work; House-craft; Blacksmithy; Foundry Renovation and effecting minor repairs in work; Carpet weaving. buildings, fittings, furniture and household articles. Decorating the home; gardening; surface (iv) Clothing decoration; interior decoration; construction of Production of cotton; wool; silk and other fibres; decorative pieces; plaster of Paris work; chalk and Weaving; Dressmaking; Knitting; Hosiery work; candle making; making limestone.

4 Embroidery work; Dress designing; Leatherwork. (iv) Clothing (v) Cultural and Recreational Spinning of different fibres; Dyeing and printing;. Making toys and puppets; Making and repairing Repair of garments; Laundry work. musical instruments; Making games material;. Printing; Bookbinding; Making stationery;. (v) Cultural and Recreational Photography. Stagecraft; making costumes; holding exhibitions. 246. Further Suggestion on SOCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIVE one main service and one subsidiary craft per year Work: of preparation for the examination, Class IX. and X. Given below is an indication of how SOCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIVE Work can be combined with the 'sixth 2.

5 Internal Assessment subject' to be offered in the ICSE examination: The Internal Assessments will consist of Allied Subject Craft - SOCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIVE Work assessment in (a) SOCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIVE Work 1. Art (i) Pottery work (b) COMMUNITY Service. The work undertaken by (ii) Sculpture: any medium the candidates during the two-year preparation period in each will be assessed and marked out of (iii) Weaving: any medium 50. From these assessments they will be placed in (iv) Block printing, screen- an order of merit list giving them marks out of a printing, batik, tie and total of 100. The Council reserves the right to call dye, etc.

6 On any material. for the records of the candidates' work. (v) Embroidery. 3. SOCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIVE Work (vi) Puppet or marionette making. (i) This will be taken to mean work practice in a main or subsidiary craft. In contrast to (vii) Printing from original COMMUNITY service it implies the making of wood or lino block. articles of social use or the practice of a skill. 2. Technical Drawing (i) Woodwork or Metal work. (ii) The areas of assessment of SOCIALLY USEFUL Applications PRODUCTIVE work may be classified as follows: 3. Home Science (i) Laundry Work or Marks Practical Cookery or Care of a House. (1) Preparation 05.

7 4. Cookery (i) Practical Cookery. (2) Organisation 10. 5. Fashion Designing (i) Needlework and (3) Skills 20. Dressmaking. (4) Research 10. 6 Music (a) Indian (i) Vocal, Instrumental, Tabla, (5) Interest 05. (b) Western (i) Piano or other instrument. (iii) Preparation: It is important to select a craft which is SOCIALLY USEFUL and within the ASSESSMENT: (Classes IX and X) candidates' capabilities. It may be necessary to visit localities where certain crafts are Evaluation is an important aspect of planning and practiced and note details of the processes or execution of the SOCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIVE Work and methods involved.

8 COMMUNITY Service Programme in Schools. From the beginning of the programme each step needs (iv) Organisation: The candidates should be able to evaluation. An illustrative guide to the areas of explain in writing, the tools, materials and assessment and weightage to be given is contained in processes required as well as draw up a the following paragraphs. timetable/ programme of work. 1. Selection of SOCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIVE Work (v) Skills: The manual skills of the candidates and COMMUNITY Service. should be assessed regularly and from the finished product(s) and include the candidates'. Suggested lists of the Main Crafts/Services and abilities to follow processes/ methods of the Subsidiary Crafts/ Services have been given in the craft.

9 Syllabus booklet. Candidates will be required to select one main craft and one subsidiary service OR. 247. (vi) Research: This is the candidates' ability to (ix) Interpretation of Grades: analyse a process or method and suggest/. Grade Standard Points per implement improvements and also to grade improvise wherever necessary. A Very Good 10. (vii) Interest: This is an assessment of candidates' industriousness, constancy and B Good 8. conscientiousness with regard to the work undertaken. The candidates should be able to C Fair 6. adhere to the timetable/ programme of work D Satisfactory 4. drawn up by them. E Unsatisfactory 2.

10 (viii) Record Card: This should be kept for each candidate and the assessment of SOCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIVE Work entered in it. A. specimen of the record card is given below for guidance. NAME OF THE SCHOOL. Internal Assessment Card for SOCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIVE Work Name of the Candidate: _____. Craft/Skill: _____. ASSESSMENT RECORD. Date of Areas of Assessment Assessment Preparation Organisation Skills Research Interest Grade Points Grade Points Grade Points Grade Points Grade Points 248. 4. COMMUNITY Service: Service in the home and to their (i) This will be taken to mean work done in the neighbours. Such service may take the home, school and outside which is beneficial to form of helping parents in cleaning the the COMMUNITY .